Hobbs slipper stern launch “Foxglove”

Hobbs slipper stern launch “Foxglove”

This beautiful slipper stern launch caught my eye this week. A 1937 river launch that immediately makes me think of Mumm’s Champagne, with canapés and perhaps some cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off as we…

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Mamod MSS Live Steam Locomotive Train Set

Mamod MSS Live Steam Locomotive Train Set

I love trains, and I never quite outgrew train sets although I don’t own one any more and when I need to have fun I’m more likely to want to go shooting, but I still enjoy…

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Gould & Goodrich B501 Double Retention Holster

Gould & Goodrich B501 Double Retention Holster

If we are going to carry a handgun for whatever reason, be it duty as a police officer or security officer, or for sporting use or as something you have on you around the farm or…

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Smith & Wesson Model 10

Smith & Wesson Model 10

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The Smith & Wesson Model 10 can really be said to be the great grand-daddy of the double action revolvers we know today whatever manufacturer they come from. Originally called the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand…

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Webley Fosbery Model 1903 Automatic Revolver

Webley Fosbery Model 1903 Automatic Revolver

One of these days I’m going to write a novel and in it I’m going to include the line “He slipped off the safety catch of his automatic revolver”. I’m going to do it just to…

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A Cased Pair of Revolvers, a Webley R.I.C. No. 1 New Model and a No. 2 Bulldog

A Cased Pair of Revolvers, a Webley R.I.C. No. 1 New Model and a No. 2 Bulldog

There is much debate on the revolvers carried by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson and it is indeed fun to hypothesise on what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had in mind. It is likely however that these…

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The Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous

The Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous

When he was a boy at boarding school young Freddy Selous was found by a schoolmaster laying on the cold floor beside his bed in the middle of the night. When asked by the schoolmaster what…

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Lamborghini 350 GT by Touring

Lamborghini 350 GT by Touring

When you are out shooting with a group of strangers who have never been shooting with you before it’s your first shot that counts. If that one is a clean hit they’ll think you are a…

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1938 Morgan 4/4 Barn Find

1938 Morgan 4/4 Barn Find

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This 1938 Morgan 4/4 appears to be a genuine barn find from a deceased estate. The car will be auctioned by Clwyd Car Auctions on Monday 25th April 2016. To see the Clwyd Car Auctions sale…

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Magazine Rifle by John Rigby & Co. in .416 Rigby

Magazine Rifle by John Rigby & Co. in .416 Rigby

This very nice bolt action magazine rifle was originally created in 1920 for a Mr. F. Morgans and the rifle was then made in .350 Rigby, a common caliber for general big game hunting though much…

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